Single-center-sill draft-rigging.



A. UPONY'.` SINGLE CENTER SILL DRAFT RIGGING.

IIPILICAI'ION FILED IAN. I2, I9I4.

Patentad May 1915.

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IN VENTOR.

all suoli changesand modifica-tions are oon- .templated vas corne within the scope of the claims appended hereto.vv I-olaim: I

1.. In acar, in combination witha single Icenter sill recessed to receive followerstherd= through, of a draw. bar, followers'extending transversely through said center sill, parallelly arranged springs between said followers, lone springen each side of the center sill, connections between the followers and the draw bar, and spring means located to the rear of the ,rear follower for maintain.- ng saidconnect'ions' and followers in proper position relatively to the center sill. i 2. In a car, the combination with a center sill vrecessed' to receivev followers therethrough, of a draw-bar, followersextending transversely through the center sill, shock absorbing means betweenr the followers, yoke arms connecting the followers and the drawbar, and transversely arranged springs be! tween the yoke arms' and the center sill on opposite 'sides of the latter for'maintaining the yoke arms in proper position ,relatively to the sill, substantially -as specified.

3. In a car, the combination with a single` 'center silll recessed to receive followers therethrough, o f a drawbar, followers eX- tending transversely through said center sill, shock absorbing means between said follow ers, yoke arms operatively connecting the followers with the draw bar, and means for preventing relative laterally movements between the' followers and said yoke arms, said means comprising cooperatinglflanges.l and notches to receive .said flanges formed on the followers and yoke arms;

4. In a car, the combination Iwith. a single .center sill -bifurcated at its ends andrecessed to vreceive followers therethrough,'of

a draw-bar mounted within the"bifurcation,V

l -followers extending transversely through the'center sill, springs between said followers, means operatively cornieeting` thev folmeinem lowers wat the aww-bar, aan para cured to the oppositesidesof the center and providedl withstopsforI the followers,` f

and spring-supporting arins on opposite' sides ofthe center sill, said spring `.supporting arms being lformed integral with said" cheek plates and arranged `todireotlyv enas specified. n5. In a car, the combination witl'ra single center sill bifurcated at its ends and re cessed to receive followers theretliirougli2 of .gage and support said springs, substantially.

a draw-bar mounted within the bifurcation,

followers extending. transversely throiigh the center sill, each follower being provided with flanged ends, yoke armsgen'circling the followers' and notched to receive said flangedv ends, the arms -being keyed to the draw-bar,

and means for automatically centering the yoke-arms and followers relatively to the center s ill, substantially as specified.

6. In a car, the combination'with a single`v flanged ends, yoke arms encircling the fol-` A lowers and 'notched to receive said flanged ends, the arms being keyed to the drawsbar, and. means for automatically' centering thev yoke arms and followers relatively to thecenter sill, said means including a bolt efrtending through the rearends of the lyoke arms and the center sill and slidably mounted in the latter and springs on the bolt between the yoke arms'and the center sill,

substantially asspecifed.

.Signed this 8th day of January', 19M, in l the presence of two witnesses.

i ALFRED COPONY. I

Witnesses:

WInLIAM A. Ginosa, Josnrn Hansis 

